externos

[eksˈt̪eɾnos]

/[eksˈt̪eɾnos]/ noun

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The verdict

“externos” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,406
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de externo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-externos · externos · Spanish

externos · rank #6,406 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,406
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH excelentes

Nearest frequency peer: excelentes (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “externos”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “externos” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

externos vs extraños
63% similar
externos vs eterno
75% similar
externos vs externa
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for externos
PropertyValue
Headwordexternos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eksˈt̪eɾnos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,406
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “externos”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).externoscae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “excelentes” (#6,405), “eventualmente” (#6,404), “fatal” (#6,408). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “externos” va en #6,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around externos (IPA [eksˈt̪eɾnos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,406 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de externo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for externos, with forms such as "etxernos", "exetrnos", and "extenros". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "extraños", "eterno", "externa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is externos, spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de externo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxernos
  • exetrnos
  • extenros
  • externnos
  • externoss
  • externso
  • exterons
  • exterrnos
  • extrenos
  • extternos
  • exxternos
  • xeternos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of externos - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etxernos2exetrnos2extenros2externnos1externoss1externso2exterons2exterrnos1
Edit distance from "externos"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "externos"?
"externos" is spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈt̪eɾnos].
What does "externos" mean?
As a noun, "externos" means: Forma del plural de externo.
What words are commonly confused with "externos"?
"externos" is commonly confused with "extraños", "eterno", "externa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "externos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "externos" is [eksˈt̪eɾnos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "externos" come from?
"externos" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "externos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

estarían#6,402espectro#6,401ejemplar#6,396conectar#6,388

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

etiquetas12 variantsinsultos12 variantsperdidos12 variantstremenda12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list